A Personal Touch: Debut Memoirs

* "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER* Winner of the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize* Named the Costa Book of the Year* #1 bestseller in the UK When
Helen Macdonald's father died suddenly on a London street, she was
devastated. An experienced falconerHelen had been captivated by hawks
since childhoodshe'd never before been tempted to train one of the most
vicious predators, the goshawk. But in …More

Haunting, lyrical, unforgettable, "Girl in the Dark" is a brave new memoir of a life without light.
Anna Lyndsey was young and ambitious and worked hard; she had just
bought an apartment; she was falling in love. Then what started as a
mild intolerance to certain kinds of artificial light developed into a
severe sensitivity to all light. Now, at the worst times, Anna is forced to spend …More

Enter
a world of breathtaking danger and beauty: In this remarkable memoir,
veteran smokejumper Jason Ramos offers a rare inside look at the lives
of airborne firefighters, the select few who parachute into the most
rugged and remote wild areas to battle nature's blazes.Forest
and wildland fires are growing larger, more numerous, and deadlier
every year as record drought conditions, decades …More

The Instant" New York Times" best seller Riveting.
... Marsh] gives us an extraordinarily intimate, compassionate and
sometimes frightening understanding of his vocation. - "The New York
Times"Shortlisted for both the "Guardian "First Book Prize and the Costa Book AwardLonglisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-FictionA Finalist for the Pol Roger Duff Cooper PrizeA …More

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- Only state specific mammals--and all of them- great photos--full page and smaller insets showing morphs and juveniles- scan photos--often the only thing we are able to see of a mammal- tracks--both individually and in patterns- information on food, habitat, young, size and more- range information--just for your stateState-specific range mapOrganized by family, then …More

This
all-new edition of the popular field guide provides photographs and
descriptions of all species and subspecies of snakes of Eastern and
Central North America from Texas to Manitoba, to the Eastern seaboard of
the continent. …More

"This book reads from right to left"--P. [4] of cover.HPL patron: Son
Goku and Bulma search for dragon balls together in this crazed
adventure. She's controlling and is only using Goku for his strength so
whether they can make it or not strongly depends on how far they're
willing to go. Join Goku and Bulma on their adventure and you won't be
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This
exuberantly praised--and uproariously funny--first collection of
nonfiction pieces by one of the most acclaimed and adventurous writers
of our time--the author of "Infinite Jest"--"reconfirms Mr. Wallace's
stature as one of his generation's preeminent talents" ("New York
Times"). …More

A
respected historian of medieval Scotland releases the authentic
historical Macbeth from a prison of literary and folkloric myth Thanks
to Shakespeare, the name Macbeth has become a byword for political
ambition realized by bloody violence. Fiona Watson has uncovered, buried
beneath the layers of myth, a history that is entirely different from,
but just as extraordinary as, that recounted by …More

You Send Me: The Life and Times of Sam Cooke. Daniel Wolff with S.R. Crain, Cliff White and G. David TenenbaumByWolff, Daniel J.2011-08 - Virgin Publishing9780753540022Check Our Catalog

HPL patron: A story of hard work to get to
the top of the music world. But a story of uncontrolled sex-unfaithful
husband also-drugs also. Interesting but sad story.…More

#1"
New York Times" bestselling author Sherryl Woods tests the strength of
the beloved O'Briens and proves that love and family can always triumph
When former pro football quarterback Aidan Mitchell comes to
Chesapeake Shores to take a high school coaching job, he's embraced by
the town--especially the O'Briens. But Aidan has a secret that could
alter all their lives. For wounded Liz …More

From
the acclaimed author of Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name and The
Lovers comes a taut, spellbinding literary thriller that probes the
essence and malleability of identityIn
vendela vida's mesmerizing novel of ideas, a woman travels to
Casablanca, Morocco, on mysterious business. While checking into her
hotel, the woman is robbed of her wallet and passport all of her money
and …More

From
the National Book Award nominee and author of the acclaimed, "New York
Times" bestselling "A Short History of Women," a deeply moving,
"lyrical, ominous, and unexpectedly funny" (Tom Perrotta, author of "The
Leftovers") novel that follows a cast of characters as they negotiate
one of Manhattan's swiftly changing neighborhoods, extreme weather, and
the unease of twenty-first-century life. …More

On
a remote island off the coast of Maine, a troubled family is trying to
pick up the pieces of their shattered lives and start over. But
unbeknownst to them, the property they have inherited is steeped in
ancient magic - magic that could seek to destroy and devour them. An
arcane locked box, a strange and foreboding trail into the woods, a
seductive young woman, and tales of a malevolent Indian
…More

From
the New York Times bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep, a
sensational new psychological thriller about a woman with a secret
identity that threatens to destroy herShe loves.her husband.She's obsessed by a stranger.She's a.devoted mother.She's prepared to lose everything.She knows.what she's doing.She's out of control.She's innocent.She's guilty as …More

From
the "USA Today" bestselling author of "The House on Mermaid Point
"comes a powerful novel about secrets, loyalty, and the bonds of true
friendship . . .Twenty years ago, Emma Michaels, Mackenzie Hayes,
and Serena Stockton bonded over their New York City dreams. Then, each
summer, they solidified their friendship by spending one week at the
lake together, solving their problems over …More

You don t mess with Atlanta Burns. Everyone
knows that. And that s kinda how she likes it until the day Atlanta is
drawn into a battle against two groups of bullies and saves a pair of
new, unexpected friends. But actions have consequences, and when another
teen turns up dead by an apparent suicide Atlanta knows foul play is
involved. And worse: she knows it s her fault. You go poking
…More

The
"New York Times "bestselling author of "A Long Time Gone" now explores a
Southern family s buried history, which will change the life of the
woman who unearths it, secret by shattering secret. It has been two
years since the death of Merritt Heyward s husband, Cal, when she
receives unexpected news Cal s family home in Beaufort, South Carolina,
bequeathed by Cal s reclusive grandmother, …More

Software
mogul Blake Landon has met his match in headstrong Erica Hathaway.
While his controlling nature and her independent spirit continue to
battle, Blake has no intention of letting her out of his life again.
Erica has given Blake her trust and her love, determined that they will
conquer any challenges together. But when he demands more and tests the
boundaries of her commitment, she is forced …More

From
the internationally best-selling author of the acclaimed novel "The
Power of the Dog" comes "The Cartel, " a gripping, true-to-life,
ripped-from-the-headlines epic story of power, corruption, revenge, and
justice spanning the past decade of the Mexican-American drug wars.
It s 2004. DEA agent Art Keller has been fighting the war on drugs for
thirty years in a blood feud against Adan …More

Donna
Leon s "Death at La Fenice," the first novel in her beloved Commissario
Guido Brunetti series, introduced readers to the glamorous and
cutthroat world of opera and one of Italy s finest living sopranos,
Flavia Petrellithen a suspect in the poisoning of a renowned German
conductor. Years after Brunetti cleared her name, Flavia has returned to
Venice and La Fenice to sing the lead in "Tosca."
…More

A
new collected volume from the Nobel Prize winning poet that includes,
for the first time in English, all of the poems from her last Polish
collection One of Europe s greatest recent poets is also its wisest,
wittiest, and most accessible. Nobel Prize winner Wislawa Szymborska
draws us in with her unexpected, unassuming humor. Her elegant, precise
poems pose questions we never thought to ask. …More

From
the acclaimed author of "Birds of a Lesser Paradise," a dazzling new
collection that explores the lives of unforgettable women in history. The
fascinating characters in Megan Mayhew Bergman's new stories are
defined by their creative impulses, fierce independence, and sometimes
reckless decisions. In "The Siege at Whale Cay," cross-dressing Standard
Oil heiress Joe Carstairs seduces …More

Five
decades of selected writings from the "Irish Times" by the beloved and
best-selling author, filled with her hallmark humor, candor, and
wisdom-a timeless gift to her legion of fans. Maeve Binchy once
confessed: "As someone who fell off a chair not long ago trying to hear
what they were saying at the next table in a restaurant, I suppose I am
obsessively interested in what some might …More

Take
your kids from browsing to building the web with the latest in DK's
award-winning Help Your Kids series: "Help Your Kids With Computer
Coding." Computer programming is one of the fastest-growing industries
and highest paid college degrees, and learning to code promotes a way of
thinking helpful for every budding brain. Yet 9 out of 10 schools don't
even offer computer science classes to …More

The author of the bestselling "It All Began in Monte Carlo" returns
with favorite characters Sunny Alvarez and Mac Reilly, who take readers
from the Hollywood hills to the streets of Barcelona in this stunning
beach read.HPL patron: Filled with Adler's trademark lush
descriptions, twisty plots, and decadent luxery, 'Drom Barcelona, with
love' will transport you. …More

Rich with the brilliant
plotting and compulsively readable prose that are Sanford's hallmarks,
"Rough Country" is another immensely satisfying tale that features
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers.
…More

Bowdoin
College boasts two centuries in higher education, and that rich history
is laden with curious tales and ghostly happenings. Eerie legends about
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Joshua Chamberlain and
other distinguished graduates are still whispered in the halls of their
alma mater. A dungeon complete with skulls and skeletons hidden beneath
Appleton Hall plays to society's …More

From
the New York Times bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep, a
sensational new psychological thriller about a woman with a secret
identity that threatens to destroy herShe loves.her husband.She's obsessed by a stranger.She's a.devoted mother.She's prepared to lose everything.She knows.what she's doing.She's out of control.She's innocent.She's guilty as …More

A
wise, haunting, and deeply moving new novel about how a middle-aged man,
ripped apart by the death of his wife, is gradually restored by her
frequent appearances. A beautiful, subtle exploration of loss and
recovery, pierced throughout with Tyler's humor. …More